The American Legion [Volume 119, No. 4 (October 1985)]

Cover: Soviet Missiles on Parade in Moscow, May 1985 by Sovfoto -- Will the Russians Rule the World?: The Soviets" Goal Is Clear, but How Will the West Respond? -- What Hope from Gorbachev?: Used to Cruder Types, Westerners Are Taken in by this New Soviet Leader by Dr. Robert Conquest -- Terror in the Sky: Slack Airport Security Is Terror's Ticket to Ride by Jerome Greer Chandler -- 200,000 Miles Between Car Changes: A Prescription for Your Car's Good Health by Phyllis Zauner -- The Problems of Battlefield Medicine: Who Will Answer When the Wounded Cry, "Medic!"? by Maj. Gen. Henry Mohr -- America's Unemployment Problem: Why it Persists, What We Must Do: Prospects Are Bleak, but Not Hopeless, for 8.5 Million Jobless by Vernon Pizer -- Celebrating the Harvest: Autumn Riches Reflect the Bounty of God's Good Earth by Gary Turbak -- Vietnam Veterans Are Still Paying the Price: Legion-Columbia University Study Focuses on the Human Cost of War -- Dale L. Renaud Elected National Commander: New Orleans Convention Elects Iowan to Head the American Legion 1985-86 -- Asthma: Understanding an Ancient Disease: A Brighter Future Is in Store for 9 Million Asthma Sufferers by Drs. Roy Patterson and Mark S. Dykewicz -- Big Issues: Should We Repeal the War Powers Resolution? -- Letters -- Dateline Washington -- Veterans Update -- Legion News -- Legionnaires in Action -- Veterans Alert -- Post of the Month -- Orben's World -- Parting Shots